Maximized Productivity http://maximizedproductivity.com The Simple Strategy for Productivity and Peace of Mind Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:48:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 4 Steps To Making Successful Decisions http://maximizedproductivity.com/4-steps-to-making-successful-decisions/ http://maximizedproductivity.com/4-steps-to-making-successful-decisions/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:48:00 +0000 Chris http://maximizedproductivity.com/?p=210

  1. Determine (if it aligns with your goal or focus)
  2. Debate (vigorous & ego-less)
  3. Decide (unanimous / majority / predetermined single decision maker)
  4. Dissect (figure out what make it successful or what made it unsuccessful)
]]> http://maximizedproductivity.com/4-steps-to-making-successful-decisions/feed/ 0 7 Steps To Get Out Of And Stay Out Of Trouble http://maximizedproductivity.com/in-over-your-head-financially-or-with-some-other-commitment-here%e2%80%99s-how-you-get-out/ http://maximizedproductivity.com/in-over-your-head-financially-or-with-some-other-commitment-here%e2%80%99s-how-you-get-out/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:27:18 +0000 Chris http://maximizedproductivity.com/?p=198 These principles are from Proverbs 6: 1-14


1. Humbly and urgently implore your creditor for a solution (v.3)
Realize that you’re not holding the cards.  You’ve gotten into this mess and you need your creditor’s benevolence.
2. Make it your priority (v.4)
Prove to your creditor with both your time and money that getting out is your first priority.
3. Be intense and focused about getting out (v.5)
Fight for your freedom as if your life depended on it.
4. Have an organized system (v.6-8)
Find or create a systematic way to approach getting out.  Stick to your system until you’re free.
5. Don’t be lazy (vs.9-11)
Love your freedom more then sleep.  You can have a vacation when you’re in control of your life again.
6. Don’t be devious (vs.12-13)
Be sincere, don’t try to game the system or take advantage of others.
7. Don’t harm others (v.14)
Freedom is not a zero sum game.  Someone else does not have to lose in order for you to win.  In fact you’ll get out quicker when you help more people.
 

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We’ve all made mistakes and have regrets!  Don’t focus on the bad; rather think about a time when you made a difference in someone’s life. 

2. Count your blessings:
We all have things in our lives that we should be thankful for!  What are those little or big things that you take for granted?  Who means a lot to you?  What’s your favorite thing to do to relax?  How has God blessed you?

3. Dream about the future:
If you’re feeling like a failure it’s because you feel like your life is not matching up to what you hoped it would be.  Allow yourself to dream about what you really want your life to look like … 3.5 Think about what small thing you can do today to move you towards that dream.

4. Help someone:
God comforts us in our affliction so that we can comfort others in their affliction (II Corinthians 1:3-7).  Who can you encourage, help, or just “be there” for?  God will bring a friend or even a stranger into your life for you to be a blessing to … Look for that opportunity!

5. Tell someone what they mean to you:
Life comes down to relationships!  One of the best ways to get out of the valleys of life is to simply tell someone why you appreciate them, tell them that you’re thankful for them and why.  This simple gesture will lift your spirits and theirs!

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During those times we tend to waste precious opportunities to both be productive and re-charge your batteries.  When you do even one of these 7 Brain-Dead activities you will find yourself feeling better about yourself, more confident and productive!  Ready?  Here they are (in no particular order):

1.    Pray – take the time to deepen your relationship with God
2.    Exercise – something as simple as a 20 minute walk will begin to clear your head making room for new and creative thoughts
3.    Clean Something – your desk, a neglected drawer, your purse … it will make you feel like accomplished something and will remove one more of the sub-conscious nagging “to do” items
4.    File Paperwork – most of us have stacks of papers that need to be filed that we’ve been putting off, this too will quite the voice of the sub-conscious nagger
5.    Network – take 15 -20 minutes and have a face to face discussion with someone, find out what’s important in his/her life
6.    Dream – begin a plan to make something on your “someday” list a reality … if you don’t have a “someday” list, make one
7.    Read – get caught up on the reading you’ve been putting off

Often when you feel least like being productive you can accomplish something small that will give you confidence and clarity again.  Any one of these things will refresh you and bring you back to a place of focus.

 

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